Sarkozy's Letter to Skopia on Name Issue

[Ellinas]

In his letter to FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) President Branko Crvenkovski, French President Nicolas Sarkozy stresses that except for the FYROM name issue, the above country meets the criteria for it entry to NATO. Moreover, he stresses that France is ready to boost bilateral relations with Skopje and promote efforts for the resolution of the name issue when it assumes the EU Presidency. Finally, he calls on FYROM to double its efforts in finding a mutually accepted solution with Greece.

Meanwhile, special UN mediator Matthew Nimetz is planning to meet with the Greek and FYROM representatives. However, no dates have been fixed.

Milososki: Athens Widens 'agenda'

FYROM Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki stated today that his country wishes to continue negotiating with Greece, adding that no fresh proposals have been made during the UN sponsored talks.

He also accused Athens of widening of the agenda of talks in every session, adding that under these circumstances all issues that might cause misunderstanding in the future should be settled. This includes the return of properties to the refugees’ descendants, who are Macedonian citizens and have right to acquire the Greek citizenship since they had been born there.

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